THE Australian String Quartet has today (September 23) announced NSW south coast arts identity and cultural advocate, Sheena Boughen, as the successor to chair Nicholas Callinan, who will retire from the role at the end of the year.
AN immersive, public sculpture described by the artists as “a dance between something that is solid and something that is just drifting off into stardust” has been commissioned for the National Gallery of Australia’s 40th anniversary.
CANBERRA actor Rob Shiells may look as if he’s living the life in Los Angeles, but he’s got one big message for aspiring actors – you have to work hard.
"Swan Lake" streams on TV, there's a monologue competition and more sad news for the arts. Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports it all in her latest "artsday" column.
Looking for something to do? Arts editor HELEN MUSA continues to report on what's on in Canberra's arts scene during lockdown in her ongoing "Artsday" columns.
“AQUAWHEN?” is a virtual art exhibition being hosted by the ANU’s Water Justice Hub right now, but viewers will have to be quick as it’s only up until tomorrow (September 17).
ONE of the biggest disappointments in the local arts scene recently was the postponement of David Atfield’s new play “Chiaroscuro” until November, writes HELEN MUSA.
IN the 1920s, Ruth Lane-Poole was one of Canberra’s leading “influencers”, when the elegant housewife-turned-designer was engaged to furnish the The Lodge and Government House in time for the opening of Parliament House in 1927.